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蛮烟瘴雾 — “A wild”

蛮烟瘴雾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a wild”. Desolate, and often unhealthy region, characterized by thick mists and an oppressive atmosphere. Literally, “wild smoke and miasma”.

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蛮烟瘴雾 Pronunciation and Pinyin

蛮烟瘴雾 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
蛮
mán12savage, fierce, unreasonable
烟
yān10smoke, tobacco, mist
瘴
zhàng16Miasma causing illness
雾
wù13fog or mist

Example Sentence with 蛮烟瘴雾

那个偏远的山村,曾经被视为蛮烟瘴雾之地,如今也通了公路,发展起了旅游业。
That remote mountain village, once regarded as a land of wild mists and miasma, now has roads and has developed tourism.

Idioms Related to 蛮烟瘴雾

Synonyms of 蛮烟瘴雾

  • mán蛮yān烟zhàng瘴yǔ雨wild, desolate, and unhealthy environment

More idioms starting with 蛮

  • mán蛮bù不jiǎng讲lǐ理brutally unreasonable
  • mán蛮zhēng争chù触dòu斗petty quarrels escalating into serious conflicts
  • mán蛮lái来shēng生zuò作force something to happen crudely
  • mán蛮hèng横wú无lǐ理unreasonably rude and aggressive
  • mán蛮chù触zhī之zhēng争trivial dispute with great losses
  • mán蛮chù触xiāng相zhēng争trivial disputes over insignificant causes
  • mán蛮fēng风zhàng瘴yǔ雨wild, desolate, and unhealthy region

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What does 蛮烟瘴雾 mean?

蛮烟瘴雾 (mán yān zhàng wù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a wild”.

How do you pronounce 蛮烟瘴雾?

蛮烟瘴雾 is pronounced mán yān zhàng wù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 蛮烟瘴雾 literally mean?

Literally, 蛮烟瘴雾 means “wild smoke and miasma”. It is used to mean “a wild”.

What is the Chinese definition of 蛮烟瘴雾?

指南方的烟雨瘴气。借指荒凉地区。

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